#165656#165656

#165656 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.062 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165656
RGB	rgb(22, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, -19.36, -5.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 20.21, 196.69°)
OKLab	oklab(41.44% -0.0601 -0.0161)
OKLCH	oklch(41.44% 0.062 195)
XYZ	xyz(5.3376, 7.4974, 9.9681)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165656 #561616

analogous

#165636 #165656 #163656

triadic

#165656 #561656 #565616

tetradic

#165656 #361656 #561616 #365616

square

#165656 #361656 #561616 #365616

split-complementary

#165656 #561636 #563616

monochromatic

#061818 #0A2525 #165656 #228787 #2FB7B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#165656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#165656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165656

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165656	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464A56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005956

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.062 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8685',
    500: '#165656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165656;
$custom-light: #5f8685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41441,
    "c": 0.06226,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.07498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165656

secondary

#8D3A3A

accent

#4545E2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165656

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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